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Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Mikel Obi hints he will leave Chelsea by January

Mikel John Obi has hinted
he is targeting a move from Chelsea FC during
the January Transfer Window. The Nigerian captain was left out of the squad
that defeated Leicester City 4-2 in the EFL Cup clash on Tuesday.

Speaking in an interview with Goal.com, Mikel said: "I have
one year left, when you have a year left as a football player, you have to
start planning and start thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of
the season. Yes, there are going to be rumours, yes, there are going to be
conversations between clubs.

"When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to
talk to other clubs and sign a pre-contract or have an agreement so, yes, I
will talk to other clubs because you never know what is going to happen.

"I’ve been here for a long, long time. I’ve spent 11 years
of my life in this football club, it is my home. This season is the last at the
club if my contract ends. I am quite relaxed about it, the future looks good.”

Speaking further he added: "I am always open to a new
conversation, a negotiation. But if there’s none, the future still looks
bright. One day you have to move on. I think my memories here, my achievements
here, are something that no one will ever take away from me.

"I have won everything there is to win with this football
club. We were the first London club to win the Champions League, and forever I
will be one of the first players to win the Champions League for Chelsea. Those
memories will never go away.

"I will decide where is best for me and my family. You don’t
just wake up as a single man and sign wherever, it has to be good for you, the
family, the kids, so it is about the package. The best decision has to be made.
If it is going to be the Premier League there will be options. If it is China
or some other places, we will see. One thing is for sure, I will make the best
decision."